You guys can ignore me all you want, but it does not turn this into a sensible discussion. Taking up arms against the United States (or any state) as an unlawful enemy combatant IS a crime under US law and would be valid as a crime under the laws of any state.

It would be nice to assume that George, who likes baseball and seems like a good feller, would and could personally assure us that everyone in Guantanamo is an unlawful enemy combatant, so we don't need to feel bad about it, and, in fact, can feel good that progress is being made against terrorist organisations.

Facts are increasingly being uncovered that some people in Guantanamo were not reasonably deemed enemy combatants. Are you really surprised by that? Or do you, in fact, just not care? Do you not understand the vital importance of separation of powers?

If the Soviet Union had come out ahead in the arms race, to become the world's only superpower, and held US citizens in such fashion after a conflict in, say, Newfoundland. . . . No documentation, no representation, no real disclosure, but with the Pooty-poot's personal word that these were all bad guys who wanted to shoot at or undermine the Soviet Military, well. Think about it.